Telegram-herald., 1887-07-17
LAKE H0PATCOHG
Ht4ERE LlTTLE LoTTAa LIVES.
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tic ere. 81 would 10 Impossible ps00s1ly
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a1y portion If Lake A1pAlsong Nll1oatos-
lng nc pressed sith The wonderful variety
yi .autsrare made ~ - petty ilttle in.eSs.
F-lllTe-4ls c1ses znt creeks w8len abound
81 4.l1ost every rev0' 1tl0n of tas steega<r
-efes Ias tflD oa the snail steam gacbt,
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pflle-pai pslus ~ attfacti08 a. Lake HoP4E-
cou- lie H0te. Bre-hn, is icie vito
srala-aLl9n " LAC loger u The beautiful ~
lslurs.
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lolx last saturday partly g.th desire 20
set rid Of tue beat. which sas simply over
eetrug sad partly with The ices OF learn
lag for myself something about this place
Oi u6ieh / bad neafd 50 much. one Is a.
casiomed 10 hear al sorts OF extrayagapt
praise Ot any fashionable watering place,
54l lnasLuucA a. LAKE HOpatcOng Itsslf has
only sprung into existence this season
thorough the completion Oi the new Hotel
bfesiin, I wss Httie anxious 10 Judge Tor
M sell Oi al the pleasant things l have
heard said about t. The reality exceeded
a. my ~ cecsAIlOus- The hotel Itself IS
situated gn the b.lh overlooking the lake
aud fsom IS Windows visw can be OBJ
tained which would be difficult 20 snrpsss
4n5 here. De house : a Weil-Duut, hand
s0neiy furnished thoroughly well mRnsGe1
modem s.Tuctare With al tue coaVenleDces
that car DO found al any OF the hrst-class
hotels IL Ns~ York, and / WAS not 10 tie
least sGrOrised 10 End among is guests
some OF the oest known names in the coun-
Try. The ashsng ia the vicinity IS excel
lent. the bathing and the boating good. and
the drives are charming and picturesque
enough 70 please the most tastidiOus.
Buried IN the pretty woods which abound
Ia he vicinity Of the hotel are number OF
charming cottages, the most noticeable OF
which being those owned By Miss Lotia
Craetree. Mr.. Amasa Lyon. Or. Culver, Mr.
Altenorand. and many others. These are
we'll built, handsome cottages, and they
lend good deal 10 the general pleasant
effect.
Close to The hotel and accessible by road
as well a. BY boat Is the Bsrtrand's Island
Club House. II is situated On an island
and is membership consists of some nine
teen propTis. Org members who own the
acreage OF the .sland which amounts 10
some twenty acres as we'll as twenty-five
acres more on the main land These gen
tiemen have q club To which belong some
twenty other members. and they manage 10
enjoy themselves right royalty. In the
cguimer The lake and Its pleasures give
them ample enjoyment. while in Winter
they 90 in heavily fer the most royal OF all
sports, Ice boat sailing. During the Win
Ter the lake. | arn told. Oters peculiar facil-
tiles Tor this magnificent sport. There Is
plenty oil room and the ice is smooth,
When left New York on Saturday after
noon think the thermometer stood some
where IA the vicinity Of the nineties. Wen
! smoked my cigar on the piazza. OF the
Hotel breslin after dinner in The evening,
vas cold enough 10 seeS the shelter of my
summer overcoat On Monday morning a
splendid iog tire was cracking aud burning
brightly in the hotel bali. and il was jus,
cool enough then to make IL comfortable
Two hours Afterwards was frizzing in
New York, Gu Ng the i'll luck which made
rnr slave TO Oaty and the broiiing heat of
the metropolis at this season OF the year.
] can safely recommend 10 any of my
readers, who want 20 put IN pleasant week
outside OF the city and to De near enough
HN..t-
az cAlk, TO take in visit TO he iake. | am
/ satisfied that IL will become one of the most
popular and fashionable resorts in America,
and time will probably show that my pre-
dsctous are correct. ID. DALMEL-